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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-12-15

Christmas, and both temperance leaders
and the orthodox churces favor the use of
wine, instead Of poisonous whiskey. Messrs
S. K. Hunt & Co. have opened here depot
for their native wines-pure grape JUICE for
family and Sacramental purposes. Sold
lower than yOn expect. dec-lo .
INTERESTING EXERCIsEs.-The Sunday
school Institute held at the NJ. Z. church
Sunday afternoon, was largely attended,
and quite intesting in every way. Adj
ter, Rev. Alex. Sprunt, Rev. S. W. Coe,
Mr. r. II. Pttman, and Col. VIM. Ii. S.
Burgwyn, upon special subjects as pre-
viously announced, and they were listened
to with rapt attention. Each speaker ham
died his subject we'll, and seemed to make
the most out of it possible. Their remarks
were alike edifying and instructive, and
this together with the excellent singing of
the choir made all feel that it was good to
be there.
After the regular exercises were over
Rev J. D. Arnold the pastor asked Mr..
James A. Stallings, the retiring superin-
tendent, to step forward toward the altar,
explaining that he had a few words to say
to him. Mr.. Stallings went forward when
Mr.. Arnold on behalf of the teachers and
scholars, presented him with a handsome
gold watch, as mark of their affec-
ton and esteem and their appreciation Of
his services during the seven years lie has
been their superindent. The presentation
was made with appropriate and becoming
remarks by Mr. Arnold and accepted in like
manner by Mr.. Stallings. On the inner
case is this inscription 81 A. Stallings,
from Sunday-school, NJ. E. Church, South,
Henderson, n G., 1851" The watch was
bought through Mr.. Wilmot Wood, and is
an excellent as we'll as a beautiful one.
Mr.. Stallings of course prizes it very
highly.
Mr. Gce. T. Simmons, who succeeds Mr..
Stallings as superintendent, has before
served in that capacity, previous to his
coming to Henderson, and will make a
capable and efficient officer.
The Paris Crystal Spectacles and eye
glasses are the most perfect arti fetal help
to the human eye known to science. They
are soft and cooling to the eyes, and afford
degree of comfort and satisfaction never
before enjoyed by spectacle wearers. Waiver
ing and glimmering of sight entirely pre-
vented. Try pair and De convinced. T..
e. Hight, sole agent; sign of the Golden
Ring.
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-03-17
TIE Prizs Poem wss chosen from among
many verses by very able men.
ltellnire.

| n. bcliilre. 81
A. W. Marshall left for FiDdlay Tuesday
night.
The United Presbyterian Sunday school
will give q concert this evening.
The test post on the low.presaurs natu.
raj gas pipe at Guernsey and Thirty.
seventh streets was lighted yesterday and
the wasting gas made quite a b!azs.
Limestone is being placed on Noble
street and the mud cleaned of. There il
a great deal OF work 10 be done ON many
streets to obliterate the heaps made in lay.
ing gas Pipe.
The glass factories were thrown off yes
terday morning again by the shortsge Of
natural gas. This annoying and costly
interruption OF business has been quite
frequent Of late.
Gen. A. J. Warner WAS here this week
comforting with y. L. Gould, the civil
engineer Of the Ohio Valley railroad, and
expects to get a good start nado st the
Ohio Valley road in the spring.
Yesterday afternoon q fire broke out in
the roof Of the Bellaire nsil Works, near
the stack Of a tending furnace, and but fol
its prompt discovery by the employees seri-
Gus damage would have been occssioned.
as tho wind was high at the time.
In Council Tuesday evening the ordi.
nance for prohibition was reported from
the Committee or Ordinances, Its on.
ponents made Il motion to have il laid on
the table. The motion was lost. Then
its opponents moved that it be referred to
the committee for amendnents. This
motion also was defeated. Then a mo.
ton was made to place the Ordinance on
its first reading and this was Carried.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-03-17
A COUNTY ASSESSOR
FOR THE CITY DISTRICT CHOSEN
ny the Board
ny the Board Of County Commissioner. at a
Special Meeting iestsrday-The Choice
Falls Upon Charles 7. blanchard,
Who VIII Make n Good Onialai.

All the members Of the Board Of County
Commissioners were present OF the special
meeting held yesterday. The principal
business transacted was the election Of a
County Assessor for the City district, TO
fill the vacancy caused by the recent death
Of Robert Ii. Phillips, who had filed the
position long and acceptably.
The applicants for tho position were ].
@. Pickett, D. z. Phillips, Ralph Ankle, @.
T. Blanchard, Barney Gslligan, Joseph
Robrecht, R. II. Pogue, Jsmes Bogard,
William Emblem, ]. P. Fooss, ]. F. Car.
roll, John v. Gavin.
On the first ballot Jonas Pickett re.
ceived the votes oil. Messrs. speidel, Stein
and stocker. Squire Zane Phillips re-
ceived the vote Of II. P. McGregor. CT
Blanchard received four votes and John
Gavin one. On the second ballot Dlspch,
ard received 7 votes, whereupon the
other three changed 10 him, and BIO wa
unanimously elected.
County Engineer Smith reported tina,
the Wheeling & Elm Grove pike had beer
damaged by the laying OF the West Viz
ginia Gas Company's pipeline to the
amount Of S2l2 63. This was referred 10
the Committee on Roads and Bridges.
The President and the Committee on
Roads and Bridges were Instructed to 20
out to-day and examine the West Union
and Roney's Point turnpike, on which
there are come bad slips,
The appropriations for road purposet
were not taken up.
The choice Of Mr.. Blanchard as aasessol
Is a good one. He Is q steady, competen'
and faithful man, and his experience rs Z
Deputy Sheriff in collecting taxes, extend
ing over several years, gives him q specia
fitness for the new position to which h,
has been called.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-03-17
A SWELL REJECTION

Given mt Mercantile Hall Last Night to
Three Lady Visitors In Town..
OF the many notable social happenings
that the Hebrew society people Of this
city have participated in and enjoyed this
season, none have been more enjoyed or
more elegant in all their details than the
reception rendered last night to Misses
Whitehill, freeman and Strasburger, all
OF Baltimore, who are guests at tho resi-
dence OF Mr.. Jacob Steinfeld, on Main
street, South Side. The reception was
held in Mercantile hall, on Main street
hill, and lasted from 8 till IL o'clock.
There were between thirty and forty
gay couples gathered in the cosy Assem-.
bly, hall. 1t was q full dress affair and the
costumes Of the ladies formed a rich har-
mony OF colors as they blended and COM
plimented each other in the rythmic and
graceful motions OF thedance. The music
by Kramer.
At midnight,the company drove to Mr..
Steinfeld's Eouse where a splendid cup
per WAS spread. The ladies' in whose
honor the brilliant affair was given made
themselves more popular than ever by the
gracious manner with which they received
the isvors Hhowered on them.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-03-17

His Hearing Before Squire Phillips Ycstcr,
day Afternoon,

His Hearing Before Squire Phillips Ycstcr,
day Afternoon.
Ernest kitz, the travelling salesman fol
Hochstadter & Co., OF New York, import.
ers Of wines, ETC., who was taken into cug.
tody by Constable Bird, night before last
on a warrant issued by Squire D. 2. Phil.
lips, had a hearing before this justice yes.
terdsy afternoon on the charge OF fraudu.
lently obtaining SIPS from Ferdinand
Jenny eighteen years ago. Jenny was
Represented by Dovener & Elson and Kitz
by George B. Caldwell. The testimony
differed about1as widely as the two stories
printed in the I~NTKLLIGEsCER yesterday
morning. Kitz filed q bill Of offsets, wages,
travelling expenses and t he like, which
Captain Doyener held was barred by the
statute Of limitations, while the claim OF
Jenny was not, as he could not before get
service on Kitz.
kiiz and Mr.. Oacar Sandrock both
.swore that a summons was seryed on him
Just before he left Wheeling for Pittsburg,
This prisoner was releasedon bond, and
the Justice reserved his decision till this
morning.
Mrs. John Warnafeldt sent word to this
office last night that it wa her husband,
and not William Warnafeldt, who owned
the saloon under the old Washington Hall,
and she is Of the opinion that kiiz lett
her husbands employ Of his own accord,
and was not discharged, as he says.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-03-17
HE WANTED A ROOM.
And He Succeeded III Psrsundlng the Clerk
lie Would Get II.

And He Succeeded In Psrsuhdlng the Clerk
He Would Get Il.
A large, powerfully bull. man, pretty
drunk, walked up to the desk at the St.
Charles hotel Tuesday night, and banging
his fist down OF tho counter, said:
~ want a room, and | want 1t d.
quick"
The clerk called the colored porter. Re.
assured by his presence, be answered:
"Well, I'm not sure you'll get 1t"
~ don't know whether I'll give you a
room."
"Oh, you don'tl Well, I'll bet you dol
You give me q room right sudden, now, or
III take possession Of the whole hotel and
clean II out"
The clerk asked the porter 10 60 for a
policeman.
you move toward that door and I'll
shoot you In your tracks," said the
stranger, reaching for his hip pocket.
The colored man stood still and
trembled.
Nov, you show me to my ROOM" said
tho man.
The Clerk skipped over the counter
with alscrity, and showed him his room.
Ho entered, locked the door and piled
furniture against 1t with force enough to
shake the house.
Then the porter plucked up courage to
90 after ar officer. He brought Night
Watchnau Murdoch In, who alter hear.
ing the story, went Tor Lieut.. Junkirs.
JunkinB aEHaulted the door, but after
several vain attempts 10 rouse tho inmate
OF the room, gave 1t up. He went back
yesterday morning, and found the violent
boarder to be Jim Hughes, who won some
fame q year or more ago through an
alleged prizs fight with Leon Van Walt.
"Hello, JunkW was his greeting. e
"Helto," said Bob. whats the matter
with your"
"0h, just drunk"
"Got o gum"
NAV; I amt got no gunr"
swell, nowyou pay your bill md skip
said the officer, and Jim paid his bill and
skipped. Later the Lieutenant found out
that there was a warrant in the hands o.
the police for Hughes, who gave Officer
DntIey the alp at the time Of his prize
fight.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-03-17

A corporation has been formed to de,
velop the oil and gas territory in Warren
township, near Rush Run, Jefferson coun.
ty, Ohio. Three thousand acres have
been leased for the purpose. Some years
ago a well was sunk to the depth OF / ,0SC
feet for oil, and abandoned. Since tina,
time large quantities Of gas have flowed
from 1t, and ii Ia now decided to reopen
It.. A company has been formed 10 do.
yelop the fire clay interests OF this terri.
tory; there are three voins-one eighteen
and two, twenty feet thick. Tho company
Ia known as the Riverside Brick Paving
Company. They have taken out articles
OF incorporation under West Virginia
lave. Operations will begin as soon as
tho stock is all taken. The capacity Of
tho propoged works will DO from 2l.OO0 10
$4,000 brick per day.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-03-17
TIE WHEELING PAVEMENT

To BIO Put Down on the Finest Street OF
Youngstown.
The Youngstown, Ohio, Telegram has
the following:
A meeting Of residents and property
owners on Wick avenue was held at the
bank parlors OF Wick Bros. & Co., lasi
evening, to tako action as 10 the pave.
ment to be used in paving tho street.
Those present recommended to Council
that it accept vitrifed fire brick, which
has been successfully used in Wheeling,
steubenville, and other cities visited by
the committee recently sent out to ~investi.
gate the materials used in paving streets.
II was also recommended that In payment
for the same the city issue bonds payable
In ten annual payments. The work will
be commenced as soon rs Council can pass
the necessary ordinances and award tho
contract. The intention Is to pave the
avenue from Wood street to McGuIey
street, the roadway being made thirty
feet in width. Engineer Reno said last
evening that the bricks would each be
eight inches long, four and a half inches
wide and two and three.quarter inches
thick, and 1t was Estimated 1t would take
! 100000 brick to pave the street.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-03-17

Stnge OF tho Water md Movements Of the

Sthge OF tho Water md Movements Of the
Boats.
The Scotia is due up to-day.
The W. N. Chancellor passed up yes.
terday, on her way from Charleston to
Pittsburgh.
The river is still falling at this point.
The marks last evening indicated a depth
in the channel OF 0 feet 6 inches.
The Benton McMillen, with Capt. Hold
Knowles on the roof, and the jolly Ira
Huntington in the Office, passed down at
an early hour yesterday morning enroute
for Cincinnati.
John Mcdonald and W. D. Reno went
outfrom Pittsburgh this week at the wheel
Of the D.. w. Woodward, and Capt. VIM.
Cakes and Milt Woods are the star gazers
on the Charley Brown.
Tho reporta from above last night were
aa follows: Pittsburgh, @ feet and falling;
Brownsville, 8 feet and stationary;
Greensboro, 0 feet, Q inches and sta.
tionary; Lock No. 4, Z feet, 6 inches and
falling. AT nearly all these places the
weather was cool and cloudy.
Captain James II. Barry, a we'll known
river man in this region, died Monday at
Williamstown, aged seventy.thtee years.
For several years he had not been able to,
be on the river, but for thirty.five years
no did active and; constant service. lie
WAS well known at every point between
Cincinnati and Plttaburgh.
Capt. Ben. F. Goodwin, Of Wheeling,
wao In the city yesterday. Capt. Good.
win thinks Of placing a towboat and
barges In the Pittsburgh and St. Louis
trade, although he Gays the outlook at
present Is not very encouraging. He has
but recently returned from New Orleans,
where with the Silas F. Coe ho took n tow
Of produce boats.-PiH,Jurgh Commercial.
Ga;tiie.
The big towboat Dan kaiue, which was
sold at United States Marshal's sale In
Pi.tsburgh Monday, BROUGHT SIS, 800. She
was bought by Capt. W. w. O'Noil for
other parties. as follows; Towboat lido
and owners, one.half; Seward Hays, one.
and J. d. Risher, one.fourth. The
sale was attended by a large number OF
coal and riyormen, and while some think
ahe brought all she was worth, others re.
gard her as being very ohssp at the price.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-03-17
CAPITAL PRIZE sl50.OOO.

rAnscmcnts ior all the Monthly and Semi.Annual
Drawings Of The Louia!ans state Lottery Company,
and In person manage aud control the Drawings
sheISelSes and that he same are conducted viii
dos, aud we authorize lie Company 10 Use lis
Certificate, with isc,Stmiles Of our Etyn,tures az
Isched, In III ndYerdkeman,a." -
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-03-17
PRIZE POEM on ropp,s p1LLs,

Ayouih came iourucyIng through The lSrd.
4 pail and brush In either hand.
gndeAd wall, fence aud sv,fEWhero
hmolaf)ned he this motto iAis-
zodi's Liscr PilSI
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-03-17

J.. NJ. Davis, Superintendent OF Noun
tain Lake Park, spent yesterday in th,
city. He is on a trip to some Of the west
ern cities looking alter the interests OF thu
Park for this season. lie reports matters
at Mountain Lake aa looking very encour
aging for this summer. The directors at q
late meeting held at the Eutaw House,
Baltimore, arranged for a good programme
oil entertainments to DO held during July
and August. Rey. Dr.. q. T. Masden, for.
nerly pastor OF the Fourth Street N. i.
Church here, is President Of the Aaaom.
bly, this year, and is working hard 10 mako
1t a great success, having engaged a mum.
Der OF prominent lecturers for the three
weeks session OF the Assembly. Tho
programme will coon be out, giving all de.
sired Information.
The directors are making aome two miles
OF new drives, opening up a valuable part
OF their grounds about the Lake.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-03-17

Those who have been so fortunate as to
be favored with invitations to the musicale
to be given at Banners concert hall this
evening by the Ladies' Quartette Club,
composed OF Miss Flora Williams, so.
prano, Mrs. Nellie Sweeney Palmer, con.
tralto, Miss Mary Bankard, mexzo.soprano,
and Miss Sara Sweeney, pianist, arc as
sured OF one OF the most delightful must.
cal entertainments ever given in this hall.
The programme prepared is one admira.
blyadapted to such an occasion, and when
rendered, as 1t will be by these ladies,
cannot fail to please. AS to-day Is Mi
Cartmeit will permit those who are closely
observing Lent to indulge themselves in
the delights OF this occasion, and the affair
can thus become Breunion OF not only the
musically inclined, but Of society people
who have not the taste for muBic.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-03-17

Slight Railroad Observation-Disclosures Fresl,
Items.

sew " tuTlOuH IFtAl
Items.
The G., L. & W. pile driver broke I
wheel a week ago, and is lido still. II
work was nearly done.
The Bridgeport glass works is boom
ing and is making glass ware faster ant
better than 1t ever did.
S. O. W. Dunlevy returned yesterds,
from a two months western trip in the in
terest OF the LaBelle Glass Co.
The Standard Mill Directors were IL
session yesterday. OF the number was
seen the familiar face Of Col Rod. Mitch.
ell, OF st. Clairsville.
John Ray, who was crushed in the
wheeling Greek mine, died Tuesday even,
ing. Hla remains were cent to Cameron
W. Va, on Wedneadayffo for interment.
That intolerable nuisance, Davy Cast.
ley, just from q prolonged visit TO tho St,
Evansville Jail, was before the Mayor
again yesterday for general cussedness
and got $50 and costs. which disposes OF
Davy till potato bug time.
The work Of traveraing the west end Of
the river bridge by the o., L.. & w. is pro.
gresslpg rapidly, and soon the proposed
crossing will be done. Old residents will
remember seeing these walls being built
nearly fifty years ago, and brsvely have
they withstood storm and flood, and now
yield, in part, to the inevitable march oil
progress.
On Its evening trip to Bridgeport, the
st. Clairsville engine, from a broken rail,
Was thrown from the track about three
miles this side OF st. Clairsville. Tho pas.
seDger car did not leave the track. The
passengers mostly walked down to Barton
and came in IN the O., L. W. A few
ladies were safely conveyed to Barton on
a truck. No such accident occurred to the
o., Lid w. as reported yesterday in the
Register. The St. Clairavills engine was
on duty as usual yesterday morning.
A singular affection has fallen to the
lot Of the McComas family in Colerain.
James McComas, recently Democratic
candidate for County Commissioner, com.
menced treatment a year ago for cancer,
and three months ago, accompanied by
his son William, sought the treatment Of
a professional cancer DOCTOR in southern
Ohio, William having q number OF pro-
nounced cancerous tumors and the old
gentleman but n formidable in size.
They are now at Williams fine residence,
where they are being treated by the spec
ialist, with it is to be hoped q fair chance
Of recovery. Mr.. Elias McComas and his
daughter Emma, the latter an invalid at
the homo OF William McComas, for
months past, will return to their home in
Baltimore, Nd, to-day.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-03-17

About all the developing that is being
done at present In the Washington oil
field Is in the Taylorstown district. The
Forrest Oil 90. and Joe Craig are erecting
two new rigs in that neighborhood. One
Is located on the Woodburn farm about
one.half mile northeast OF the McMannis
No. l: The second one is on tho William
Donehoo farm, between the Noble and
Cundall wells, being about 100 yards from
tho latter. The B!aney we'll has been
tubed and Is making about $50 barrels per
day. The Shiller Is another Taylorstown
well that ID being closely watched. The
Union Oil Co.'s Workman No. l located
on the extreme southern edge Of develop.
ments, and q considerable Distance from
any producing well, has shown splendid
Indications and much Is expected Of her.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-03-17
TIE srArE.
Accidents mud Incidents In West Virgin

Accidents and Incidents In West Virstnia
mud Vicinity.
A young lady OF Addison, Webs,er
county, attempted suicide by jumpiug
into Elk river, but Wal rescued before iile
was extinct. Disappointment Ia love WAS
the cause
Mr.. A. P. Farley has sold his intetest in
tho Raleigh county Mder and setired
from the editorial chair. mir. J. W, Nc.
Creery'a name appears aa editor and ".
J. Woodyard's IS business manager.
Dr.. R. s. Henry has been appointed
Executive Surgeon for. the prospective
hospital at Paint Creek, the "Shelteripg
Arms" being founded by Bishop Peterkin,
OF the Protestant Episcopal Chutcb.-
Chdrks!On Star.
Monday afternoon an engine On the
Baltimore & Ohio tracks In Parkershnrg,
ran over IN old citizen named Michael
Joyce, killing him almost instantly. lie
was near the engine and out oil sight OF
the engineer who backed down upon him.
Ira A. Humphries & Co., large lumber
dealers In the kanawha Valley, have made
VI assignment. Tho assets and l:abiiities
are not definitely known, but arc heavy.
The firm has been doing a heavy business.
Failures in lumber elsewhere CAUSED the
assignment.
The Parkersburg Gas Company has en-.
Joined the city Of Parkersburg against con.
tracing with the Electric Light Compsny
proposing to light the city with the incan.
descent system. This action Ia bssed up.
on the ordinance giving the Gas Company
the exclusive right.
Work on the new and elegant Pitts.
burgh Baltimore and Ohio depot Ia 10 be
started in two or three weeks and will be
completed in the fail. The contract for
tho foundation has been let sud tbs oil.
cials at Baltimore are preparing speclfca.
tlons with n view to asking Tor bids for
the supersttuc!ure.
A probably fatal accident Occurred at
New Baltimore, a small station on the
Ohio River road below Parkersburg.
Some boys were shooting at q marx in a
lot adjoining the home OF }. Burditt, a
wealthy farmer. Mr.. BurditL's daughter,
q young lady, WAS standing In the door,
when q bullet, coming wide Of the marx,
rtruck her just above the breast.